My son's first build

[Rhodey]

Hi

My son's birthday is around the corner and I'm planning to buy him his first gaming pc for his 12th birthday 

He'd like to game at 144Hz1080p on high-ultra settings in most modern games , will this build be enough for that?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dN8k9J

[Crunchy Dragon]

Yes. I would get a 1 or 2Tb HDD as well though, so he can store more games and everything.

 

Does he already have a 1080p 144Hz display?

[Rhodey]

Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

Yes. I would get a 1 or 2Tb HDD as well though, so he can store more games and everything.

 

Does he already have a 1080p 144Hz display?

Yes I ordered  this one https://www.amazon.com/Strix-XG27VQ-Curved-Gaming-Monitor/dp/B074PJJWHB

[Callum Stringer]

3 minutes ago, Rhodey said:

Hi

My son's birthday is around the corner and I'm planning to buy him his first gaming pc for his 12th birthday 

He'd like to game at 144Hz1080p on high-ultra settings in most modern games , will this build be enough for that?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dN8k9J

What a lucky child, yes that will be enough. He would need keyboard headset mouse and a monitor unless you already have that. 

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, Rhodey said:

Yes I ordered  this one https://www.amazon.com/Strix-XG27VQ-Curved-Gaming-Monitor/dp/B074PJJWHB

Looks like you're pretty well off, do you have a keyboard, mouse, and headset already?

[Rhodey]

1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Looks like you're pretty well off, do you have a keyboard, mouse, and headset already?

Not really 

[WereCat]

The build is nice but IMO for $20 more I would just get the Ryzen 7 2700x rather than the locked i7. Better upgrade path, very simmilar performance in games and better performance outside of games.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3pXBjy

[Crunchy Dragon]

1 minute ago, Rhodey said:

Not really 

If you don't have a high budget for peripherals, I would get a Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator keyboard and mouse, those are pretty decent and only go for 30 USD.

[Rhodey]

Yea I'd rather build this pc than get him an alienware which has 0 upgrade oath and costs more 

[Ezzy-525]

@Rhodey Your kid is really lucky to be getting a system like this for his 12th birthday!

[Rhodey]

2 minutes ago, Ezzy-525 said:

@Rhodey Your kid is really lucky to be getting a system like this for his 12th birthday!

He earned it , did his chores , did well at school , tried to save up money and in the end I decided to reward him as he always wanted to be a gamer.

[i_build_nanosuits]

10 minutes ago, WereCat said:

The build is nice but IMO for $20 more I would just get the Ryzen 7 2700x rather than the locked i7. Better upgrade path, very simmilar performance in games and better performance outside of games.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3pXBjy

no, just no...the i7-8700 simply trash the shit out out of any ryzen especially when it comes to gaming...

[Zando_]

1 minute ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

no, just no...the i7-8700 simply trash the shit out out of any ryzen especially when it comes to gaming...

It'll beat an R7 in pure, high refresh gaming benchmarks. Ryzen wins out for value, multitasking, and longevity of the platform. And unless you're gaming at the highest refresh rate possible or playing games like ARMA 3 with mods and 100+ people on a server, Ryzen is fine. It'll keep up with any card on the market at basically any res, unless you're trying to push like 144+ hertz in games that can't use multiple cores. 

[Princess Luna]

39 minutes ago, WereCat said:

The build is nice but IMO for $20 more I would just get the Ryzen 7 2700x rather than the locked i7. Better upgrade path, very simmilar performance in games and better performance outside of games.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3pXBjy

So he has inferior gaming performance (when he has a 1080p 144hz monitor) and a bit of extra multi-threading capacity (better performance outside games? okay try Adobe software which is way more single thread bound ) all oh which he has no need of? also Z370 will support 10nm so who has the better future path? when Ryzen 2 will at best reach what he can have today already.

 

Pff... LTT so AMD Biased.

[Ashleyyyy]

3 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Pff... LTT so AMD Biased.

yeah.. i always thought for gaming single core performance is better... which is why when you put a *insert crazy number* core xeon against a 7700K there is no contest.. LTT proved that a number of times i think.. 

[WereCat]

7 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

So he has inferior gaming performance (when he has a 1080p 144hz monitor) and a bit of extra multi-threading capacity he has no need of? also Z370 will support 10nm so who has the better future path? when Ryzen 2 will at best reach what he can have today already.

 

Pff... LTT so AMD Biased.

He picked H370 board, not Z370.

IDK how well does the i7 8700 boosts on all cores on non-Z boards or if the H boards even have MCE.

Inferior gaming performance? I said that the i7 8700 will be better but Ryzen 2700X still performs good enough even for 144Hz and it was just a suggestion with my point of view, because personaly, I would pick 2700X over locked i7 any day.

AMD bias? PLS...

[Princess Luna]

1 minute ago, firelighter487 said:

yeah.. i always thought for gaming single core performance is better... which is why when you put a *insert crazy number* core xeon against a 7700K there is no contest.. LTT proved that a number of times i think.. 

Ryzen is a perfectly fine processor I often suggest it as well, but there are moments we gotta leave brand passion aside as much as you feel AMD deserves the $ more than Intel.

 

Person wants a specific high end high refresh gaming PC, in what world a Ryzen 7 2700X is a better pick over a Coffee Lake i7? all I want is just to try keeping consistency in proper advising.

[Herman Mcpootis]

made some changes, try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($328.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK - TISIS 70.2 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($69.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($112.90 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($152.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PNY - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB XLR8 Video Card  ($578.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1502.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-15 10:52 EDT-0400

[Ashleyyyy]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

Ryzen is a perfectly fine processor I often suggest it as well, but there are moments we gotta leave brand passion aside as much as you feel AMD deserves the $ more than Intel.

 

Person wants a specific high end high refresh gaming PC, in what world a Ryzen 7 2700X is a better pick over a Coffee Lake i7? all I want is just to try keeping consistency in proper advising.

i know ryzen is fine, i'm not anti- AMD or anything.. just for this purpose it's not the best..

[Rhodey]

3 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

made some changes, try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($328.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK - TISIS 70.2 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($69.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($112.90 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($152.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PNY - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB XLR8 Video Card  ($578.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1502.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-15 10:52 EDT-0400

that's a fine build , thanks

 

[Jtalk4456]

1 hour ago, Rhodey said:

Hi

My son's birthday is around the corner and I'm planning to buy him his first gaming pc for his 12th birthday 

He'd like to game at 144Hz1080p on high-ultra settings in most modern games , will this build be enough for that?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dN8k9J

Would you like to adopt me? I'll do all the chores no problem, and you don't have to worry about grades, I'm out of college!

In all seriousness though, great build. I second @Crunchy Dragon's comment to grab a 1 or 2 tb HDD alongside the SSD. They're pretty cheap and it will be well worth it. Also if he wants to be a gaming streamer, the one thing really missing here is a nice camera. If he's just playing that's not a concern but if he wants to do this as a profession and stream on tiwtch or play on youtube, he'll need that webcam

[Dah budget gamer666]

144HZ 1080P high-ultra?

 

What about this build?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($258.95 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/Red) CPU Cooler  ($32.79 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.90 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card  ($769.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($98.60 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM  120mm Fan  ($18.59 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1631.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-16 11:32 EDT-0400

 

The 1TB HDD for games and the m.2 SDD for windows.

 

If your son has PC hardware / parts knowledge, let him build the PC himself so that if he later wants to upgrade his PC he can do it himself. Your son is very lucky to have you as a parent 

[Dedayog]

7 minutes ago, Dah budget gamer666 said:

144HZ 1080P high-ultra?

 

What about this build?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($258.95 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/Red) CPU Cooler  ($32.79 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.90 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card  ($769.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($98.60 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM  120mm Fan  ($18.59 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1631.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-16 11:32 EDT-0400

 

The 1TB HDD for games and the m.2 SDD for windows.

 

If your son has PC hardware / parts knowledge, let him build the PC himself so that if he later wants to upgrade his PC he can do it himself. Your son is very lucky to have you as a parent 

I like this for the emphasis on high end gaming.  Less CPU and more GPU for 144Hz or potentially an ultrawide monitor or even 4k later.  

 

I would recommend a 500GB SSD for his games tho.  Much faster load times in MMO's and games like Ark, Conan, etc.  If he's playing Minecraft and Roblox... you're wasting a shit ton of money in the first place.